confound vs stupefy

confound and stupefy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confound	No	No	Yes	No
stupefy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stupefy is a hyponym of confound; that is, stupefy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confound:

confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
stupefy: be a mystery or bewildering to

confound (verb)	stupefy (verb)
mistake one thing for another	make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	be a mystery or bewildering to
	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation